Mop



' A. H. WILLIAMS MOP Filed May 29, 1926 I Ill /4 Patented Dec. 14, 1926.

ALVIN H. WILLIAMS,

PATENT OFFICE.

OE' DOVER, FLORIDA.

MOP.

Application led May 29,

This invention aims to provide novel means for mounting the head of aswab or mop on a handle.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of' devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

lith the foregoing and other objects 1n view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement ot parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of F the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a device constructedin accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is an elevation wherein the' device is viewed at right anglesto the showing of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section wherein parts appear in elevation;

Figure 4 is a fragmental elevation showing a. portion of the handle;

Figure 5 is a cross section taken through the handle and the cuff.

The device comprises a carrier 1 including a loop 2 having a base bar 3and side arms 4, a handle 5 being extended between the side arms 4 andhaving a notch 6 receiving the base bar 3. A securing device 7, such asa pin or nail, is carried by the handle 5 and is extended across thenotch 6 to hold the base bar 3 therein. The head 8 of the swab comprisesmembers 9 extended through the loop 2 and located on opposite sides otthe handle 5, the members 9 of the head 8 being iiexed across the base`bar. A binder 10 surrounds the head members 9 and is disposed below thehandle 5. A means is provided for connecting the .side arms 4 to thehandle 5, the said means consisting of a cuff 11 mounted on the handle 5and hav ing longitudinal sockets 12 receiving` the arms 4.

A compressor is supplied, the same including two U-shaped members 14which 1926. Serial No. 112,618.

cooperate to form a ring 15 slidably mounted on the handle 5, vthe endsof the U-shaped members 14 being twisted together to form arms 16 whichare disposed longitudinally of the handle 5, the arms 16 having springfingers 17 which diverge as shown in Figure 1, the fingers being bowedaway from the head 8, as .shown in Figure 2. Rollers 19 are disposedbetween the lower ends of the fingers 17 and are journaled thereon, asshown at 20, the rollers engaging opposite surfaces of the head 18. Therollers are pressed against the head by the spring tingers 17 and whenthe ring 15 is reciprocated on the handle 5, the rollers, movinglengthwise or' the compr-essible head 8, will squeeze the water out ofthe head. When the compressor is slid downwardly as far as it will go,the movement in that direction is limited by the engagement between thering 15 and the upper end of the cult 11.

Aside from the compressor, the device includes a simple but effectivemeans for securing the head of a swab to a handle in such a way thatthese parts cannot be separated readily, notwithstanding the severe useto which articles of the class describe are subjected.

IVhat is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a carriercomprising al loop including a base bar and side arms. a handle extendedbetween the side arms and having a notch receiving the base bar,securing device carried by the handle and extended across the notch tohold the base bar therein, means connecting the side arms to the handle,a head comprising members extended through the loop and located onopposite sides of the handle, and iiexed across the base bar, and abinder surrounding the head members and disposed below the handle.

2. A device of the class described, constructedas set forth in claim 1,and further characterized by the fact that said means consists of a cuffmounted on the handle and having longitudinal sockets receiving thearms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aixedmy signature.

ALVIN H. WILLIAMS.

